Serbian royals celebrate Christmas

Serbian Crown Prince Alexander and his family on Sunday evening celebrated Christmas Eve - according to the Julian calendar, used by Orthodox Christians - at the Royal Palace in Dedinje.

The Crown Prince was joined by his wife Crown
Princess Katherine, Prince Philip, Princess Lavinia (daughter of Prince
Andrej and sister of Prince Vladimir), her husband Prichard Levy and
their son Luca, Princess Elisabeth (daughter of Prince Paul), and Dragan Babic.

The traditional burning of the Yule log was performed in front of the
Royal Palace and was blessed by Father Gaja Gaji, representative of St. Sava Temple
and Father Panayotis Kartasios, representative of the Greek Orthodox Church in
Serbia and clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Beside
the members of the Royal Family there were also present members of the
Gendarmerie, employees of
The Royal Palace, as well as representatives of the media. The burning
of the Yule log was followed by a traditional reception for all present
at the
Royal
Palace .